Yarlong
Tsangpo River
 Yarlong
Tsangpo River, originating from a glacier
on the north Himalayas, is the highest river
on the earth with an average altitude of
more than 4,000 meters (13,120 feet). Running
2,057 kilometers (1,275 miles) in Tibet,
it finally flows into India, where it is
named as Brahmaputra. The river is the largest
river in Tibet and the sixth longest in
China. It makes a very sharp turn when it
meets snow capped Mt. Namcha Barwa, which
soars 7,782 meters (25,525 feet) up to the
sky and stays in clouds. The turn is so
sharp that a great canyon larger and more
spectacular than the Grand Canyon of Colorado
River forms. The Great Canyon of Yarlong
Tsangpo River's depth reaches 5,382m (17,657
feet) and it has a total length of 496.3
kilometers (307.7 miles).
The newly discovered world largest
canyon lies at the junction area of Himalayas,
Hengduan Range and Mt. Nyainqentanglha.
The depopulated area covers 17,000 square
kilometers (6534 square miles), having rich
tourism resource. The great canyon has 17
snow-clad peaks above 6,000 meters (19680
feet), however the river drops severely
to 155 meters (508 feet) only at its end.
Wet wind from India plain flows into the
area and builds an Edan of plants and animals
undisturbed.The complex and unique geographic
and climate conditions provide Tibet a museum
of wildlife.
Rare and unique plants
and animals, existing only in this area
on the earth, are well reserved. At the
deepest of the great canyon, Menba and Luoba
people live their primitive life on the
purified land on the earth!
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